Teresa Ribera faces nuclear hurdle to running EU green policy

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1. TL;DR – the leading candidate for the next energy commissioner is a nuclear sceptic.

   This is an issue for many nations and could hinder our chances of stopping the climate crisis, especially with how we categorize energy production forms, and as she might be in charge of the new Nuclear Act which aims to boost nuclear energy production in the union.

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2. >The 53-year-old former director of the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) advocates for (…) a freeze on CO2 prices. >She also wants France to agree to the construction of the MidCat gas pipeline in Spain, linking the two countries through the Pyrenees mountains, so that it can export gas to northern Europe.

   Ah yes, fossil fuel gas. So green. But not nuclear, no no.

3. It’s funny how these “Green parties” are against nuclear energy, and they claim it’s because of previous disasters like Fukushima and Chernobyl.

   If you’re in a country that’s in danger of being hit by heavy earthquakes like Portugal, sure, that is a reasonable explanation. But in Germany? North-Eastern / East Spain? What a bad joke. If you just want to promote your natural gas pipelines, just come out and say that.

4. Anti-nuclear, in 2024… means that she’s either getting paid, or is working with <80 IQ. Which one is it?